The Journal of Toxicological Sciences
Online ISSN : 1880-3989
Print ISSN : 0388-1350
ISSN-L : 0388-1350
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A Study for collecting background data on Wistar Hannover [Crl:WI(Han)] rats in general toxicity studies - comparative data to Sprague Dawley rats -
Kazuhiro Hayakawa, Yuichi Mimura, Shigehiro Tachibana, Mami Furuya, Terutaka Kodama, Toyohiko Aoki, Satoru Hosokawa, Motoko Fukui, Seiji Shibata, Masanao Yoshida, Takeshi Masuyama, Takahiro Narita, Makiko Kuwagata, Shigeru Hisada, Eiji Maki
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Keywords: Wistar Hannover rat, Sprague Dawley rat, Background data, General toxicity
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2013 Volume 38 Issue 6 Pages 855-873

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to collect background data from repeated dose toxicity studies in Wistar Hannover [Crl:WI(Han)] (hereafter Wistar Han) rats with dosing periods of 4, 13 and 26 weeks from four safety research facilities of pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations participating in the International Genetic Standardization (IGS) rat forum supported by Charles River Laboratories Japan, Inc. The data from Wistar Han rats were compared with those from Sprague Dawley Crl:CD(SD) rats. In addition, the effects of restricted feeding of SD rats were also investigated by one facility. As a result, body weights and food consumption in Wistar Han rats were lower than those of SD rats. White blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte and eosinophil counts were almost half of those noted for SD rats and platelet counts were almost 20% less than those in SD rats. Minimal strain differences were noted in several biochemical parameters including aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase, total cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipids, and in thymus, ovary and testis weights. Ophthalmologic or histopathologic examinations revealed a higher incidence of corneal opacities or corneal mineralization in Wistar Han rats. Restricted feeding of SD rats resulted in intermediate values for body weights and food consumption between the ad libitum fed SD and Wistar Han rats, and WBC and AST were lower than those in the ad libitum fed SD rats. Based on these results, some strain differences might be ascribable to reduced food consumption and associated body weight changes in Wistar Han rats.

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